Role of Aspergillus fumigatus‐specific IgG in diagnosis and monitoring treatment response in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

• Published in: Mycoses Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 33 - 39
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Ritesh, Dua, Devika, Choudhary, Hansraj, Aggarwal, Ashutosh N., Sehgal, Inderpaul S., Dhooria, Sahajal, Garg, Mandeep, Behera, Digambar, Chakrabarti, Arunaloke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2017
• Subjects: abpm; Adult; Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis; allergy; Antibodies, Fungal - blood; Antibodies, Fungal - immunology; Aspergillosis; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - diagnosis; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - drug therapy; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - immunology; Aspergillus; Aspergillus fumigatus - immunology; Asthma; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma - microbiology; Case-Control Studies; Composting; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Differential diagnosis; Female; Fluorescence; Glucocorticoids; Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Immunoenzyme Techniques - methods; Immunoglobulin E - blood; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunoglobulin G - immunology; Male; Municipalities; Precipitins; Prospective Studies; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; allergy; asthma; abpm; allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; aspergillus; allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis

Summary Few studies have evaluated the utility of Aspergillus fumigatus‐specific IgG in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Herein, we evaluate the role of specific IgG in diagnosis and monitoring treatment response in ABPA. Forty‐eight control subjects with A. fumigatus‐associated asthm...